This wonderfully symmetrical English sampler features a pair of silky floating swans and large twin sunflowers, executed in a rich natural palette of color. Birds fly over the tops of three flower-trees in the top third. A sumptuous basket of fruit is stitched between the golden swans, and towering... Read more about Jane Smith 1814 - Cross Stitch Pattern
This colorful William III English needlework vignette is executed entirely in gros and petit point stitches (cross stitch over one and two threads of linen). It depicts a large gros point fruiting tree above a scene with very finely stitched petit point leaves, flowers, and two animals, the larger... Read more about Needlework Panel of a Fruit Tree With Two Animals- Pattern
The original Scottish antique sampler had never been framed and so it was in excellent condition with the same vibrant, unfaded colors on the front as well as on the back. An unusual, elaborate four-sided undulating floral and leaf border surrounds a central reserve with a brief moral verse. Adam... Read more about Margaret Reid 1837- Cross Stitch Pattern
The original sampler, made in England in 1848, was stitched with cross, counted satin, petit point, and eyelet stitches on an extremely fine glazed linen of approximately fifty threads per inch.
This amazing, unprecedented English sampler illustrates so many unique and bold elements of design, stitched in a balanced way inside a four-sided strawberry border. In all my decades of study I've never seen an antique sampler with quite this much bizarre personality.
Note from the designer: Number Eight features our first house, a cute, little 1940s brick cape cod. I guess I inherited a little bit of my grandparents green thumb, because we totally transformed the house with our gardens.
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a Christmas house with the phrase "Poinsettia Place"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 85 x 28 and 85 x 84. Finished size approx 6" x 2" and 6" x 6".
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring Santa Claus at a Christmas tree farm with the phrase "St. Nick's tree farm"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Black Evenweave fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 98 x 124. Finished size approx 7" x 8.9".
For this designer: As the year winds down you can celebrate resilience and new beginnings with a winter phoenix. The chart also includes two optional text blocks - "A Life Born of Fire" and "You Have Seen My Descent, Now Witness My Rising."
Cross stitch pattern from Twin Peak Primitives featuring a Valentine's book containing 7 designs. Each pattern has BW and Color charts inside. decorations!
All patterns are stitched on either 16 or 32 ct Beige using DMC 816. Each pattern uses either 1 or 2 skeins of floss. Stitch counts and finished sizes vary.
All is Bright is an original cross stitch pattern from Whilst Iris Naps Designs that can be made into a drum finish. The pattern comes in 2 design sizes and the alternative "smaller" version may suit a number of other finishing options.
The pattern stitch count is 266 x 266 and contains some over 1 in her name, date and the year which would make it unsuitable for stitching on Aida without adaptation. There are also some satin stitches and a few half stitches but the sampler is predominantly cross stitch over 2.
Cross stitch pattern from Frony Ritter Designs featuring four adorable Christmas stocking shaped ornaments!
Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Perforated Paper or 28 Ct Allen Linen by Grace Notes Fabrics using DMC and Rainbow Gallery threads. Mill Hill bead substitute for White, Red, Green, and Gold. Stitch count is 30 x 35.
A whole new season: beautiful colors, rich details and textures with a folksy appeal all wrapped up in a (non) traditional band sampler.
The models were stitched over 2 threads on 32 ct Driftwood Belfast (Fabrics by Stephanie) with DMC floss. Stitch count is 52 x 190. Finished size is 3.25" x 11.88".
The design that started it all! Autumn Folk was completed 1st and set the tone for this celebration of the seasons filled with color & detail.
The models were stitched over 2 threads on 32 ct Driftwood Belfast (Fabrics by Stephanie) with DMC floss. Stitch count is 51 x 190. Finished size is 3.19" x 11.88".
Someone has been shopping! A festive red car topped with gifts sits outside a darling house with a candy striped roof. This scene fits perfectly into Christmas tiny town stitching. You can also stitch a frill separately and add it to a holiday vignette!
I've selected my favorite parts of an antique sampler in my collection and combined them to create this smaller adaptation. My favorite part is that thick border at the bottom!
Pattern is stitched on 36 count Affogato linen by Fiber on a Whim using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 170 wide x 104 high
Ideal for dog lovers and cross stitch enthusiasts alike, this is a delightful project that celebrates the special bond between people and their canine companions. Whether displayed in a frame, turned into a decorative pillow, or gifted to a fellow dog lover, this pattern serves as a beautiful... Read more about Love & A Dog - Cross Stitch Pattern
A colorful bouquet of flowers stitches up quickly in six shades of Classic Colorworks Cotton threads. This one comes in at 97 x 97 stitch count square and was stitched on 28 count hand-dyed Prairie linen by Picture This Plus.
By popular demand, we bring to you a companion piece to the Garden of Zig. You couldn't get enough of these funky angular flora, so I made more. Use the five shades of Cottage Garden Threads colors or select your own. It's not your grandmother's rose garden. The model was stitched on 32 count... Read more about Forest of Zag - Cross Stitch Pattern
What Cancer Cannot Do. This poem meant so much to me when I was fighting breast cancer. This was my first chart to offer to the public. It makes a GREAT gift to anyone fighting cancer. It was designed for breast cancer, however, all the various cancer "colors" are listed so it can be changed... Read more about What Cancer Cannot Do - Cross Stitch Pattern